Hair-fastening means retainable in its position for use



1953 H. BUERGl-SCHENK 2,649,763

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' HAIR-FASTENING POS Patented Aug. 25, 1953 HAIR-FASTENING MEANS RETAINABLE IN ITS POSITION FOR USE Hlne Buergi-Schenk, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Application December 19, 1950, Serial No. 201,520 In Switzerland December 19, 1949 2 Claims.

This invention concerns a hair fastening device which is a combination of a back comb and a clasp of hair-pin shape. The back of this comb has either a U-shaped or a tubular cross-section so as to present a cavity extending normally to the teeth of the comb and concealing and confining one leg of the clasp when it is introduced into the cavity of the back.

This device is intended for use in fixing the hair, for instance at the back of the head or neck, in place without showing the fixing means proper, i. e. the clasp or hair-pin, one leg of which is concealed by the hair while the other leg is hidden in the hollow of the comb back.

In the drawings affixed to this specification and forming part thereof two embodiments of the nvention are illustrated diagrammatically by way of example.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment, in which the cavity serving for holding and concealing one leg of the pin is created by the doubling-up of the comb back in the direction of the teeth.

Fig. 2 shows another embodiment, in which the cavity housing one leg of the clasp is created by making the comb back hollow.

Referring to the drawings and first to Fig, 1, I is a comb and 2 are the teeth, 20, being their free ends. 3 is the back and 4 is the doubled-up section of the back, which is folded down in such manner that its edge extending at right angles to the teeth is situated in close proximity to them.

The back thus presents a cavity 5 extending normally to the teeth into which may be introduced the leg 6 of the clasp 1 which as here shown is a doubled-up elastic strip of metal, only the other leg 8 of which is visible on the outside.

Obviously when the hairs to be fastened have been folded around the leg 8 of theclasp and the comb has been fixed in position on the head, ntroduction of the leg 6 of the clasp into the cavity 5 will retain the clasp with the hair fixed to it on the comb. In this position of use the leg 8 of the clasp is hidden by the hair folded around it, while the other leg is hidden in cavity 5 of the comb.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, the back 3a is a tube presenting a cavity 5a of ogival cross-section.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the details shown and described for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. A hair fixing device consisting of the combination of a clasp of hair-pin shape with a back comb, Whose back is doubled-up in the direction of the teeth to form a loop presenting a cavity extending normally to the teeth of the comb and concealing and confining one leg of said clasp.

2. A hair fixing device consisting of the combination of a clasp of hair-pin shape with a back comb, whose back is doubled-up in the direction of the teeth to form a closed loop presenting a cavity extending normally to the teeth of the comb and concealing and confining One leg of said clasp.

HELENE BUERGI-SCHENK.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 672,159 Bechtold Apr. 16, 1901 1,983,978 Goodman Dec. 11, 1934 2,254,139 Eiseman Aug. 26, 1941 

